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H. .J. G'OSLING'-,

TOOL HANDLE. No. 318,103. Patented'lVIay 19, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. GOSLING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO 8: H. BARNETT, OF SAME PLACE.

TOOL-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,103, dated May 19, 1885.

Appiicaiil n filed June I, [BS-l. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GOSLING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful improvement in tool handles, which I intend to use especially as hair dles for files and rasps; and I do hereby declare the following to be alull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being 10 had to the annexed drawings, making part hereof.

The nature of my invention will fully appear from the following description and claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of 1 my device, showing the split handle and the split compressing-lerrule; Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional view otmy handle, showing also the internal split clamp; Fig. 3, a detached riewof my comprcssing-lerrulc with a screw or bolt; Fig. 4, a front View of my ferrule in place upon the handle, the file being detached.

A, Fig. 1, is thehandle; B, thesplittherein, which extends fully to that end of the handle inclosed by the conipressing-ferrule G. D is 2 5 a bolt or screw, which passes through two lips, E E, the upper lip, E, being pierced with a blank hole, the lower lip, E, being screwthreaded to receive the thread of bolt D set upon the outside of the opposite edges or lips 0 formed by the split F in the ferrule G. G is theiile or rasp, the tang H of which projects into the interior of the split clamp I. The splitcla-mp I isahollow cone shaped inwardly to receive the tang H of the file or rasp, the

' split in the said clamp allowing it to be compressed to tightly grasp the tang II. The split B in the handle A permits that portion of the handle so split also to be compressed by the tightening of the ferrule C, also ,to be compressed so as to act upon the split clamp I and lock the tang of the rasp finally in place. The screwing down or loosening ofthe boltD will bring the opposing lips of the split ferrule G closely together or will open them, so as to either hold the tang firmly in place in the handle or loosen it therein by compressing the split portion of the handle, and the inner con tained clamp, I, or relieving such compressor.

\Vhat I claim as new is In a handle for files, rasps, and other tools,

HENRY J. GOSLING.

\Vitnesses:

CHAS. M; LUKENS, GEORGE E. BUCKLEY. 

